Legal Opinion
Public Service Co. v. District Court in & for the Twenty-First Judicial District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 16, 1984No. 83SA393PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we issued a rule to show cause why the respondent district court’s order denying petitioner Public Service Company’s motion to dismiss should not be vacated and the case dismissed. We now make the rule absolute.
Gordon Stassen was electrocuted on July 5, 1982, when a metal pipe he was holding came into contact with a high voltage power line owned and maintained by the petitioner Public Service Company. His parents, Albert and Letha Jean Stassen, brought an action against the petitioner seeking damages in the amount of $503,-494.40…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hindry v. HoltSupreme Court of Colorado · 1897
- Hayes v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- Clint v. Stolworthy Ex Rel. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Hopper v. Denver & R. G. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- NIVEN, BY AND THROUGH v. FalkenburgDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1983
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